In recent times we have received many requests to write an article on what satta matka and Satta king is? In this article we will look as to what satta is, from where it first began and how two men kalyan ji bhagat and rattan khatri spreaded the satta empire across India.
The word satta means lottery. It was widely popular even before the country’s independence. Later the game changed to drawing random numbers from an earthen pot from where it got the name of satta matka. The game changed from drawing random numbers from an earthen pot to draw 3 cards except queen, king and joker from a pack of cards. Which were then arranged in ascending order to form a lottery number.
Who started it ?
Kalyan ji bhagat and Rattan khatri were the ones in mumbai, then bombay, who spread the satta game in the entire country. They were known as Satta kings and built a network of lakhs of punters with a satta market which was about 6000 crores in mid 90s.
The game of satta has changed from betting on opening and closing rates of cotton in new york stock exchange to drawing 3 random cards from a pack of cards.
The business of satta currently operates from mumbai with average monthly betting around Rs.100 crores.
Popular satta games in india are -
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Kalyan matka
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Mumbai main matka
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Milan day/ Night matka
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Rajdhani day/ Night matka
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Time matka bazar.
How gamblers earn ?
3 Random cards are drawn from the pack of cards except joker, queen and king. The cards are then arranged in ascending order to form a number. Those who have bet on the number win big . Generally the minimum amount for a bet is Rs. 9.5 and the maximum is Rs.1,000.
Legal status
Currently playing satta or gambling is illegal in india. Due to the emerging digital environment and the fear of police. People now place bets through various websites. Currently the betting market is roughly around Rs 9.6 lakh crores. There are views that legalising gambling like platforms like Satta king will increase the tax revenue for the state.
In Bollywood
The game of satta has influenced bollywood too. Dharmatma was the first bollywood movie on satta. Based on Rattan Khatri himself. Khatri also produced bollywood films one of which was Rangeela ratan.
Frequently asked questions about satta -
1) Matka- An earthen pot which was earlier used in lottery games to draw lottery numbers.
2) Single- A digit between 0-9 in matka betting.
3) Jodi/Pair- pair or jodi of no. is any pair of two digits between 00 – 99 in matka.
4) Patti/Panna – In betting a 3 digit no. is known as patti.
5) Open result and close result- The betting result is divided into two parts open and close result.
6) S.P/D.P/T.P- S.P is Single patti, D.P is Double patti, T.P is Triple patti.
7) Farak- The difference between opening and closing result is known as Farak.
8) Cycle patti- Cycle patti is the last two digits of patti.
